Monday, August 26, 2013

More than 90 poultry facilities in US honored for safety performance

    The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council honored 92 chicken and turkey facilities for outstanding safety performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs. The annual safety awards were presented on August 21 during the 2013 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry held in Amelia Island, Fla.
    The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council consists of members from U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council and National Turkey Federation. Collectively, the three organizations represent companies that produce 95 percent of the nation's poultry products and employ more than 350,000 workers.
    "We would like to congratulate these facilities and their management teams. These awards recognize outstanding safety performance achievement as a result of their effective and innovative programs. The noteworthy and consistent decrease in illness and injury rates among poultry's workforce over the last two decades is a direct result of their compelling dedication to worker safety," the council said in a statement.
    Award consideration was based on injury statistics over three years and an evaluation of written applications by three judges: Gary Pohlmann of Marsh Risk Consulting; Doug Britton, program manager for Agricultural Technology Research at Georgia Tech Research Institute; and George Nassif of Aon Global Risk Consulting. Twenty-four facilities received the highest level of recognition, "Award of Distinction." The other categories included "Award of Honor" and "Award of Merit."
    Award of Distinction
    Butterball
    Ozark, Ark. - processing
    Ozark, Ark. - feed mill
    Carthage, Mo. - processing
    Huntsville, Ark. - processing
    Jonesboro, Ark. - processing
    Turkey, N.C. - feed mill

    Cargill Value Added Meats
    Temple, Texas - feed mill
    Waco, Texas - processing
    Elkton, Va. - breeder operation

    GNP Company
    Arcadia, Wis. - feed mill

    Hillshire Brands
    Storm Lake, Iowa - processing

    Keystone Foods
    Albany, Ky. - processing
    Franklin, Ky. - hatchery
    Camilla, Ga. - processing

    Perdue Farms Inc.
    Perry, Ga. - cook plant
    Dillon, S.C. - processing
    Perry, Ga. - fresh processing
    Concord, N.C. - further processing
    Salisbury, Md. - processing
    Rockingham, N.C. - processing
    Georgetown, Del. - roaster complex
    Monterey, Tenn. - processing

    Wayne Farms LLC
    Pendergrass, Ga. - processing
    Clermont, Ga. - hatchery

    Awards of Honor
    Butterball
    Mt. Olive, N.C. - processing

    Cargill Turkey Production LLC
    Springdale, Ark. - feed mill

    Case Farms
    Goldsboro, N.C. - further processing

    Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
    Siloam Springs, Ark. - feed mill
    Timpson, Texas - hatchery
    Monticello, Ky. - hatchery

    Gerber Poultry
    Kidron, Ohio - processing

    Jennie-O Turkey Store
    Dawson, Minn. - feed mill

    Keystone Foods
    Gadsden, Ala. - processing
    Eufaula, Ala. - processing
    Eufaula, Ala. - hatchery
    Reidsville, N.C. - processing

    Mountaire Farms
    Lumber Bridge, N.C. - processing
    Statesville, N.C. - breeder operation
    Frankford, Del. - feed mill
    Millsboro, Del. - feed mill
    Millsboro, Del. - processing
    Selbyville, Del. - processing

    Perdue Farms Inc.
    Accomac, Va. - processing
    Bridgewater, Va. - further processing
    Cromwell, Ky. - processing
    Hurlock, Md. - hatchery
    Milford, Del. - processing
    Murfreesboro, N.C. - hatchery
    Washington, Ind. - turkey processing

    Petaluma Acquisitions LLC
    Petaluma, Calif. - processing
    Petaluma, Calif. - hatchery

    Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
    Batesville, Ark. - processing
    Broadway, Va. - processing
    Broadway, Va. - hatchery
    Harrisonburg, Va. - feed mill
    Moorefield, W.V. - feed mill
    Nacogdoches, Texas - processing
    Nacogdoches, Texas - hatchery

    Sanderson Farms, Inc.
    Laurel, Miss. - feed mill

    Simmons Foods
    Siloam Springs, Ark. - further processing

    Tyson River Valley Animal Foods
    Robards, Ky.

    Trinity Valley Foods
    Irving, Texas - processing

    Wayne Farms
    Danville, Ark. - hatchery
    Decatur, Ala. East - further processing
    Decatur, Ala. - fresh plant
    Decatur, Ala. West - further processing
    Dobson, N.C. - feed mill
    Elkin, N.C. - hatchery
    Troy, Ala. - hatchery
    Union Springs, Ala. - processing

    Awards of Merit
    Cargill Value Added Meats
    Springdale, Ark. - processing

    House of Raeford Farms
    Arcadia, La. - processing

    Jennie-O Turkey Store
    Barron, Wis. - processing
    Willmar, Minn. - Benson Ave. plant
    Montevideo, Minn. - processing
    Willmar, Minn. - Willmar Ave. plant

    Mountaire Farms
    Siler City, N.C. - hatchery

    Perdue Farms Inc.
    Hurlock Md. - feed mill
    Lewiston, N.C. - processing

    Petaluma Acquisitions LLC
    Petaluma, Calif. - feed mill

    Pilgrim's
    Marshville, N.C. - processing
    Mayfield, Ky. - processing
    Moorefield, W.V. - fresh foods
    Moorefield, W.V. - prepared foods

    Sanderson Farms
    McComb, Miss. - processing

    Tyson Foods
    Berryville, Ark. - further processing
    Rogers, Ark. - further processing
    Monett, Mo. - hatchery
    Van Buren, Ark. - further processing

    Wayne Farms
    Laurel, Miss. - feed mill

    Wenger's Feed Mill
    Muncy, Pa. - feed mill
    Hegins, Pa. - feed mill

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